Quarry in Esker, County Galway (GA060-068----)

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What is recorded here

In pastureland. A hachured feature marked on the 1932 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1983 a subcircular hollow, probably a disused sand or gravel pit. As it is of post-AD 1700 date it does not come within the remit of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA060-068

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